Food & People – Page 3 – Island Grown Schools

Curriculum Toolkit
Over the years, we have honed in on priority curricular units for every grade level, preschool through 12th grade, that build on each other and provide a meaningful food education for the students we work with.
This Toolkit is the compilation of these units, along with their related teaching standards and sequence. We are constantly adding to this site, so please check in again soon for updates.

We designed this curriculum framework to help our students grasp the following key concepts by the time they graduate from High School:

Feel confident in making healthy food choices

Appreciate the farming profession

Know that everyone can grow food

Understand the connection between healthy soil, healthy plants and healthy people

Recognize a regenerative, local food system is inclusive and promotes a healthy ecosystem.

Chia

This lesson is a part of a series that explores foods that were important to the ancient Aztec and Maya. OBJECTIVE Students will understand the cultural importance and history of Chia. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why did ancient people grow and cultivate certain foods? How do we tell the story of culturally significant foods? MATERIALS NEEDED Dry […]

Grade levels 3-5

Core curriculum subjects World Language

Island Grown Schools topics Food & People

Noche de los Rabanos (Night of the Radishes)

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the cultural importance of the the Oaxacan festival “Noche de los Rabanos”. They will practice key vocabulary, design and carve or paint a radish. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is there a city-wide festival dedicated to radishes in Oaxaca? MATERIALS NEEDED Class One: Noche de los Rabanos slideshow for class […]

Grade levels 6-8

Core curriculum subjects World Language

Island Grown Schools topics Food & People, Food systems

Curriculum Toolkit

Chia

Noche de los Rabanos (Night of the Radishes)

Hardtack Tasting